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Monday, June 3, 2019

My Monday Musings–May Wrap up–looking ahead to June

I think I have FINALLY getting back into my reading groove! I read 12 books in May, have come to an uneasy truce with audiobooks lol, and have actually felt the urge to review again.

It’s less about the # and the idea that reading feels like a fun escape again. I attribute this to settling in after the move and getting away from review books and move more towards library books. So much less pressure!

Rayne & Deliah’s Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zenter – I was listening to this one on audio and it just wasn’t working for me. I did like that it was about a female friendship and not romance focused so I’ll switch to the e-book at some point and finish this one.

KU: 2 I'm trying to be better at reading more Kindle Unlimited books. I signed up for 2 years during Prime Days but have barely used it since.

June reading:
This is never a set in stone pile because I’m a mood reader.

Only one is an arc (If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann) – the other two (The Geography of Lost Things /Little & Lion) are books I’ve been meaning to read and wanting to get back to tackling my physical TBR pile.

How did you do with you May reading goals & what do you have planned for June?

31 comments:

I am happy that you reading has picked up and that you are back to reviewing again. This past month has been slow for me as well but more I am addicted to the latest podcasts I have been listening to, they are so deep and making me think more and I love it. But now I am getting back into reading and blogging again.

Yeah - I'm still not 100% there with audiobooks lol I get distracted really easily, can't multi-task and I'm SUPER picky about narrators but I have one borrowed at all time now though so that's progress.

I pretty much loved all of your favorites from last month (except Arctic Sun, which I have not read), but I am so sad you didn't like Rayne & Delilah. I hope you do pick up the ebook, and it works better for you, because the friendship in this book was amazing.

Awesome that you're getting your reading mojo back! And I agree that stepping away from the pressure and deadlines of arcs and reading your own books on your own time is priceless. I have a very few arcs sprinkled across the summer but otherwise it's all about reading what I want when I want. What a concept! LOL

I love that you've got your happy reading vibe back and are pressing forward with some audios, too. Moving would be very disruptive to reading mood, I would think. Glad the Reynolds and Alpert would good. Those are on my list.

I'm still going to request books, I'm sure lol I just like having less pressure and the Libby app has been a total game changer for me. I don't like going to the library but downloading books whenever I want is perfect.

I am glad you are settling in and enjoying your new home. Also wonderful to hear that you are reading and reviewing again. I totally agree about the library books. I probably review about half and half these days, I love the freedom and no pressure of library books.

You made it through so many books in May! i'm with you--I'm trying to focus less on the # and more on the act of reading for the sake of a getaway for my brain and it's made reading pleasurable again. I'm reading Hello Sunshine by Laura Dave which is kind of meh (came to me in a subscription box) but I really enjoyed The Girls in the Garden and Watching You (both by Lisa Jewell)--great mystery page-turners :)

May was a bit of a mixed bag and June has got off to a very slow start sadly! I was on holiday for a week and was too tired to read so I need to get back into my reading tonight as I'm 22 books behind schedule on Goodreads!

I only finished the Midnite Matinee book because it was an ARC. I thought the blaming of the adults for having mental health issues was going to be a growth/change ARC element, but it wasn't. The message the book sent was it is adults' own fault they have a mental illness, which to me is not a message to be sending teenagers. I would give specifics, but they would be spoilers. 😛